dag729 Asked: 2010-10-19 02:05:09 +0800 CST2010-10-19 02:05:09 +0800 CST 2010-10-19 02:05:09 +0800 CST How to use mouse scroll to hide windows? 772 I used to set the mouse scroll to hide the windows when scrolling on the title bar: alas, I can't remember how I did that... Can you please tell me how to achieve it? gnome mouse window-manager mouse-scroll 3 Answers Voted Best Answer Nick HS 2010-10-19T02:46:10+08:002010-10-19T02:46:10+08:00 You're in luck! Just the other day I was trying to do this and found out how. Press Alt+F2 to bring up the "Run Application" Dialog Type in gconf-editor and then press Enter Go to apps -> gwd Double click on the mouse_wheel_action row Type in shade as the value. Press okay and voila! jokerdino 2012-10-01T06:52:37+08:002012-10-01T06:52:37+08:00 For 12.10 Run this command in a terminal: gsettings set org.compiz.gwd mouse-wheel-action "shade" Alternatively, you can use dconf-editor to edit the settings. Open dconf-editor and navigate to org → compiz → gwd and enter shade for mouse-wheel-action. Nyamiou The Galeanthrope 2010-11-05T23:56:36+08:002010-11-05T23:56:36+08:00 You can use Ubuntu-Tweak. Here is how to install it : sudo apt-add-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak Ubuntu-Tweak is a popular Ubuntu application that make it easier to config Ubuntu for everyone. Here is a screenshot of the option in Ubuntu-Tweak (Titlebar mouse wheel action) :
You're in luck! Just the other day I was trying to do this and found out how.
gconf-editorand then press Entermouse_wheel_actionrowshadeas the value. Press okay and voila!For 12.10
Run this command in a terminal:
Alternatively, you can use dconf-editor
to edit the settings.
Open
dconf-editorand navigate toorg→compiz→gwdand entershadeformouse-wheel-action.You can use Ubuntu-Tweak. Here is how to install it :
Ubuntu-Tweak is a popular Ubuntu application that make it easier to config Ubuntu for everyone.
Here is a screenshot of the option in Ubuntu-Tweak (Titlebar mouse wheel action) :